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23  WIST  MAIN  STRUT 
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CIHM/ICMH 

Microfiche 

Series. 


A   ' 


CIHM/ICMH 
Collection  de 
microfiches. 


Canadian  Institute  for  Historical  Microreproductiofis  /  Institut  Canadian  de  microreproductions  historiquek 


Tachnical  and  Bibliographic  Notea/Notas  tachniquaa  et  bibliographiques 


Thei 
to  th< 


Tha  Instituta  has  attemptad  to  obtain  tha  bast 
original  copy  svaiiabia  for  filming.  Faaturas  of  this 
copy  which  may  ba  bibliographically  pniqua. 
whibh  may  altar  any  of  tha  imagas  in  tha 
reproduction,  or  which  may  significantly  change 
tha  usual  mathod  of  filming,  are  chackad  balow. 


D 
D 

D 
D 

D 

n 

D 

D 


Coloured  covers/ 
Couverture  de  couleur 

Covers  damaged/ 
Cduverture  endommagie 

Coven  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Couverture  restaur^  at/ou  pellicul^e 

Cover  title  misaing/l^ 

Le  titre  de  Couverture  manque 

Coloured  maps/ 

Cartes  g^iographiques  en  couleur 

Coloured  ink  (i.e.  other  than  blue  or  black)/ 
Encre  de  couleur  (i.e.  autri  que  blaue  ou  noire) 

Coloured  plates  and/or  illustrations/ 
^  Planches  et/ou  illustrations  en  couleur 

Bound  with  other  material/ 
RelM  avec  d'autras  documents 

Tight  binding  may  cause  shadows  or  distortion 
along  interior  margin/ 

La  re  liure  serree  peut  causer  de  I'ombre  ou  de  la 
diatorsion  le  long  de  la  rriarge  int*rteurl 

Blank  leaves  added  during  restoration  may 
appear  within  the  text.  Whenever  possible,  these 
have  been  omitted  from  filming/ 
II  se  peut  que  certaines  pages  blanches  ajoutAea 
tors  d'une  reatauration  apparaissant  dans  le  texte, 
majs,  Iprsque  cela  itait  possible,  ces  pagea  n'ont 
pas  «t4  film^M. 


rrk'  Additional  commenta:/ 


Commentaires  •upplAmentaires: 

Title  page  Is  badly  soiled  and  damaged. 


L'Institut  a  microfilm*  le  meilleur  exemplaire 
qu'il  lui  a  «ti  possible  de  se  procurer.  Les  details 
de  cet*axemplair»qui  sont  peut-etre  uniques  du 
point  de  vue  bibliographique,,quJ  peuvent' modifier 
une  image  reproduite.  ou  qui  peuvent  exiger'Une 
modification  dans  la  mithode  normaie  de  filmage 
sont  indiqute  ci-dessous.  ^ 


□    Coloured  pages/ 
Pages  de  couleur 


,!»• 


I — "^  Pagea  damaged/ 
U^    Pagf»  endommag^s 

□    Pages  restored  and/or  laminated/  , 
Pages  restauri^es  et/ou  pelliculies 

I     ~l/ Pages  discoloured,  stained  or  foxed/ 
U^    Pages  d^colories,  tacheties  ou  piquees 

□    Pages  detached/ 
Pigas  d«tachies 

I    T/'Showthrough/  .  * 

U^    Transparence 


D 
D 


Quality  of  print  varies/ 
Quality  inigiila  de  I'impression 

Includes  supplementary  material/ 
Comprond  du  material  supplementaire 

Only  edition  available/ 
Seule  Mition  disponible 

Pages  wholly  or  partially  obscured  by  errata 
slips,  tissues,  etc.,  have  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image/  . 
Les  pages  totalement  ou  partiellemant 
obscurcies  par  un  feuillet  d'errata.  une  pelure. 
etc.,  ont  M  fiim^s  A  nouveau  de  facon  A 
obtenir  la  mailleure  image  possible. 


Thai 
possi 
of  th 
filmii 


Orlgi 
■begii 
the  I 
slon, 
othoi 
first 
slon. 
or  ilii 


Thai 
shall 
TiNL 
whic 

Mapi 
diffe 
antir 
bagii 
flght 
raqui 
mat^ 


•This 'item  is  filmed  at  the  reduction  ratio  cheeked  betow/ 
Ce  document  est  film*  au  taux  da  reduction  indiqu4  ci-dMaoua. 

'OX  14X         :  K      *        WX  22X 


ax 


30X 


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The  copy  filmed  here  has  been  reproduced  thanks 
to  the  generosity  of: 

M«tropolitan  Toronto  Library 
Canadian  History  Department 


L'exemplaire  film*  fut  reproduit  grAce  A  la 
ginirositi  de: 

Metropolitan  Toronto  Libra# 
Canadian  History  Department 


The  images  appearing  here  are  the  best  quality 
possible  considering  the  condition  and  legibility 
of  the  original  ^opy  and  in  keeping  with  the 
filming  contract  specifications. 


Les  images  suivantes  ont  M  reproduites  avec  le 
plus  grand  soin.  compte  tenu  de  la  condition  et 
de  la  nettet6  de  rek^smplaire  filmA,  et  en 
^  conformity  avec  les  conditions  du  contrat  de 
filmage. 


Original  copies  in  printed  paper  covers  are  filmed 
beginning  with  the  front  cover  and  ending  on 
the  last  page  with  a  printed  or  illustrated  impres- 
sion, or  the  back  cover  when  appropriate.  All 
other  original  copies  are  filmed  beginning  on  the 
first  page  with  a  printed  or  illustrated  impres- 
sion, and  endirm  on  the  last  page  with  a  printed 
or  illustrated  impression. 


Les  exemplaires  orlginaux  dont  la  couverture  en 
papier  est  imprimie  sont  filnite  en  commen9ani^^ 
par  le  premier  plat  et  en  terminant  soit  par  la  , 
dernidre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'irnpression  ou  d'illustration,  soit  par  le  second 
plat,  selon  le  cas.  Tous  les  autres  exemplaires 
originaux  s6nt  filmis  en  commen^ant  par  la 
premiAre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impressioh  ou  d 'illustration  et  en  terminant  par 
la  derniire  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 


The  last  recorded  frame  on  each  microfiche 
shall  contain  the  symbol  —<»>( meaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  the  symbol  V  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  applies. 


Un  des  symboles  suivants  apparalt'ra  sur  la 
derniire  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cas:  le  symbols  ^»>  signifie  "A  SUIVRE",  le 
symbols  V  signifie  "FIN". 


IMaps,  plates,  charts,  etc..  may  be  filmed  at 
different  reduction  ratiot. Those  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  in  one  exposure  are  filmed 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hand  corner,  left  to 
fight  and  top  to  bottom,  as  many  frames  as 
required.  The  following  diagrams  illustrate  the 
method: 


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Les  cartes,  planches,  tableaux.'^eto..  peuvent  Atre 
filmAs  A  des  taux  de  rAduction  diffArents. 
Lorsque  le  document  est  trop  grand  pour  Atre 
reproduit  en  un  seul  clichA.  11  est  f  ilmA  A  partir 
de  I'angle  supArieur  gauche,  de  gauche  A  droite. 
et  de  haut  en  bas,  en  prenant  le  nombre 
d'images  nAcessaire.,Les  diagrammes  suivants 
illustrent  la  mAthode. 


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.  3L  ^  to  Irottbie  ypa  WiHh  a  line  from  fo  unwoif- 
thy,  though  finccrcfriefid.  It  is  a  timeofg^i* 
eri^l  bcaith  «i  tbefe  partsi  bttt  this  is  not  ibfe 

g.  beft  iKiws   I  tiall  acquaint  yoa  ivlth  :  for  **  aa 

'     cold  limcf  lo  a  rilirfty  foul,  (q  it :  good  Jiitwa 

i|||pfy.**    <5od  is  cartying  oii  « 

otbu^Vork  111  Tevetal  towns i^nthcfe  parts. 

he  wotK^began  ii^   Mansfield,  Srftibciciy,  e- 

_|fct  five  or  Sx  months  ago^  in  a  very  gradual 

Gamier  >  bm  Iboiitook  a  ffery  raf id  ljpfea#  in 

tte  weft  part  oftte  k>wiiv    A  fermsim  preached 

,  Itf  thiait  nelghborbobd  at  a  filncrafy  by  the  ilev; 
Mr.  Shearmanywasgreat^bleflcd.     TfetJfiJ^ 

%  k  of  the  Lord  fcemed  to  fwecp  all  before  k,hke 
M  overffoivfiig  feodt  tiiocigh  wiih  very  little 
hoife«ir  crying  otitr  It  ii  wonderful  io  fee  the 
lurprifiog  alteration  in  that  people  iti  fo  ihort  ft 
time.  1  tdnelode  there  ife  notlcfi  than  an 
lltiMdred  foul*  con  verted  itt  that  town  fince  thi 
%rork  began.  Soon^  after,  it  began  iti  Ha^pto#, 
botdid  not  fpread  tiltfa  ibitt  degree  of  rapidi^ 
III  iyid  in  ma»«fiel#.    Tbf  fiin»c-bap|y  work 


Mt. 


■  ilW!liii|inii!  Pwp^lC 


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M^.  Pond's  fociety,  with  a  good  dcg^eeo 


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er^     lih 


^WM  pa(loral-ca?e  of  Kev.  Mr.  yr 


Maissfiaii",  uftclCT  the  pau^.-.  -—  -  j      . 

Welfh  ;  alfo  jo  *e  wnerp,^^^^^ 

and  latelv  in  A\>ihgldn  fociety  in  Pomhel. 

G«d  U  fhttxunghimCclfmat«teufly  good  and 
kind  •  and'a,  fe  fecroed  our  lar.d,  a  few  W>o»ih*   - 
^  (va^^llvf  ripe  for  d^flroaion,  and  the  hot  i 
ffiSS  Kvine  wrath  >«-re,han^ovcr  « 

hU  K«ce,  in  the  conv^rfion  rf  fo  many  tout?. 
One  thing  b  tema,\i»ble  "  th«  Teforma.  o^ 
there  U  ft*  K  evidence «rri*d«.the.«ork,  ^at 

^on,,  or  bW  v.ry  ^d^  tj  WofV^ 
otty,  which  *a»(o  common  ^tween^^c,aw_ 
ing  Order  (Co».gregatioftaliaj>and^MM  D^ 
t^l;  U  done  away^TM.  wofkis  chiefly  ai«obg 
ibe  Standing  Qrden 


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E XTR  ACT.  i^eontaininz  s  /f  <*'»',  «^'^ 
^___^>_,—,  i«  iti  Parentis  daUd  A^Jordt  . 

Honored  ParenUy     ^  r  r^ 

T  MOST  inform   you  of  Ac  j»ork  of  Go^ 
1  which  is  (jolflg  on  in  thefe  parts.     E»dy  «  ■ 
ia^a^-ttan  bega«4^  the  firfl  fecuty- 
SaJ.s6.l4  which  increafed  J* ^^^i,^^^^^^^ 
foas  to   become  general.     W  ^^"j'^Xii 
Hampu>n,  and  ii «  g^netaV  W-  .n  M»«fi«^- 

Kfo^r  v,ce»^s  foe*,  it  "fT'tSatt^^ 
theti««i"teH#T*a^ve^  i«ft '  |^^*^  ^S 
eighty  have  been  unaer  great  concern  ,^^ 


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feTbeW"  &  a^aiW."  ,  ThS  work  fecms  «6 
*c^fptte«ii!og;  In  one  family  of  «nmX| 
^«to  have  oirfrAMe  JHtlc  daugh?er»,  the  el4eft 

Mid  the  pToli«at  are  very  fe""'*!'*.^^; 
|o^..*_-^)aunitcm  prayer_W^G^od,  rfong 


:  ;^c«  th^  ^«V  omh  it.  *'*£tj^« 
;«  poMt  out  his  Spirit  upon  y«o,  Th«  fec«M  to 
- '      .Eve  becit  tb^^fieginnin^of  the  *oik  u.  Man*- 


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1 1^1      ifpt  i,^!!''"' 


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A   G  L^to*«FS  revival  of  rtliftjon 
JiWr^ilL  Ivas  l*e«y  token  place  anioDg-««. 

«vt»r»  oid,  and  the  d»ier  fourteen,  bad  been 
dei(  d«p  conviaion  aV<ft*e»,.  fof  ««^»»  . 
ifceks  before  our  toft  ThanklgivBig  ;  and  on 
iHbday,  whilft  i  w^  preichw^j'thc  yo^nR** 
"br6tt#t'  bat  rtftif  in  hi^****!^  ^C^f 

Tbis*ife»cd  the  «h6le  femily  ^  f«^»*'»  «f*^ 
vfttwW.  eouid  rejoice   with  himjn"  ™»  «« 
4^^;^^,^^:;j,p«e4,  and  led  id  crvjiDlj|^ 
pongent  «o..vra.on,  «  What^lh  .11  wc  do  fcrW 
lived  ?»    f «»»  »b«  «  hw  fp»cad  from  bo«» 


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Whole  ciiyhas  got  alar o^cd*,,  ;  j  ^^^    ?r  »,^ 

1  think  ?€  many  u,  i^pr  aO  have  been  fcopfr 

.  fully  conjvertec}  >  many  more  arc  utMler  f  ^W 

'Von  virions,  and^he  \»ork  ftill  ipfeading.   Ittof 

^^lft)^xtefi#d  ils  happy  influence  an|ing^<hp  ^ 


\:^  ^r  dcnonilnaxionf,  aod- tbc)^ 
^^^yid' wcjJeome-.Hs  approach.^'  X^y^~^.i'L.■,^^;\r>^^ 
\    Wchave  meeting^  a)  oiioftcv^ciy  e^enii^ifr- 
^ewedi.     Here  U  luFciy  a^  M^H""-"    '•'"^ 
*V Dp  come  ov c?  and  help  us^ 


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EXTRACT  4.r^Cohtaining  aj^rfner  S€$m'a$ 
efthc  fame  work  ma.  IttJ^rJromtktRtv^, 

.    A)f)f  dear  friend  and  irothtr,^      >  .^    ^^ 

THROWH  the  kind^hnpci  ofC^^  l^arw 
med  here  yeflerday .     I  f^^m%  ^^  W^^ 
ft(r4  and  preached  five  lernions.  ,^^, ?r -*' -  -  .\ 

f  h€  ^irit  of  hearii?^  at  HarlfordMS  jMtet. 
ihsui  any  leprtfentaii^m^hiph  havf^ntlft^^ 

Ytaung  p^EppIc  of  both  fexes  flock  by  )|t%|^^$|% 
aiid  thfe  pK>(pe£4,J5  flanering  in  ^he  cj^treM^t 
Coofcre^ie  nafeiings  are  if  JcJ,  every  mghi  p  v 
diffcfcnl  ptivatc  houfes.     In  Mr.  Strongs  loc^  v 
ciVfiiia^  thought  1^  be  ^i)der  ^o^viaion^^^^ 
«G  have  bcc^  hopr  fully  ferougbt  into»j^lj4||^: 

crty.  In  Mr.  "^t^^hip^A^^^^W^^^^^ 

T^e  y  oil  A  hold  conFe%ei?|Jem^  o»e  *?Uha^, 

<?tl|er>by  jc|!cr,and  vidilhoff  of  the  nfi^hbio^r 

concern,  wfiile  hundred  mo^e  »atidp^ 

*nd  art  Kady  to  crv,  **  JFA^^.  m§mh  aW  ^/^^f      ^^ 

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^^ttil  pa#6f  OrcHitan^^s,  to  died  this  worlt^' 
lllfeii  i|ji|||i  d  ia  ihe  difpiay  #  of  his  almigk|| 

^phirc*»rioCit  pouring  of  bis  Spirit ;..  pr^ 
ably^ii^ow  tl^  ihe)  wdrlc  4^^is  owfi.     It  is 

tilJ^^IH^ili^^  i  Mlliiwli  toi 

HiifrtQ  imt^Ofiiinon^tlt^ce  «ifl  labor^^fa  tbil 

Hai^lliNMw;  i^f^^  iorioui 

Woik»     1  bave  fell  myfclf  fo  ^uch  ci|g^ged  % 

4idi^C^^i^MVii^  FJolkyjiml  bod* 

lilii|f ilipbyfd^  ii^ JU^d  Mb  11  has  b^ 
ShSttNl  lif  health  i)e  C0f»i*w|i^ '  I  hope,  by 

^S$w<if4i«n(il%i  fHitel  Ift  Iw,  frf  Wtrffbfd,  OCT 

]^C^I(oWi»>i3ltlie  IiicJIiMM^rQii^  aminforn^ 

Iri^t  4lbf  J^<^' t&  t)»^J Hbi  <)ut  hki  rptttt  ^ieniifuU 

ip\  i1tb#  Aii^rffiirSBP^k  to  hear  tlw  gblpd. 


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^  i|||ii«fe«mri«^  Dagon  before  tbt 


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fcra^  thai   vary  t  hifie  w 

m  fib  cyes,^  and  thus  addhnsftrtli  tfa»^aiidi^^ 

irkpefeof  the  power  of  Go^'s  conyerfinji 

ifec  t0fi» 
^ia^  may  bt 


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a^fiera^e  their  aGcou.iil«  jf  relSilJl^'W W^    ' 

Ilia  the  Hilwifei)ftA|afii  JaftfA^ 
^K^ihg  among  ihbpApte  bm*|ii#  moOra^  ^^ 

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-    lii^  I  h^d  d<mht  Cod  fti^d  ih^  good  of  fouU. .  ; 

riite   cf^aSer , of  ^.  jfiho*^»  ^nieH  iiiad^|j||i  - . 
V  ihrlnfeinioRoihingin  i»y  own  e^eemi.  1^ ||.^ 
^    ml  #ftonifbmca^  m^  feul  was  flrangply  di^g  $ 
*iirtH^t  p^riiculawp  limqs,  ia  fecret^  {Ha>  er,  for  .. 
;the  Paiv4lk?n  of  ^fl^ers..    Repcated^xercifi*^    - 
thWkinA.gwe  TO^  ftrppg  c^^  1 

JL^l^i^ouid  (bop  work  fo!iMi^^ibi*>pl^c.  ^ 
•    lll^^iC»iM*i^cvcr,  no^yofaWc  #tppiQrtW    ^ 
viumgW|*i^lMM«>l^be  imH^hl W  July  I  ^ 
I         ihe«  a,  J^oiHttfi  i^omatl^i  who  bad,1>e©f^  convcri^.  - 
fcme  veaKS  wf^!9,  was.  ftiif«4  wpi  »^^  ^^^K^^  >, 
fg^rtward^d'^FUfafw  -  I4crconvei:6on  wa«m»4f    - 
A         tjic  ii9<|fc|^^  of  aH^umber  --'^  -"^""^ 

/  people.     Thus  rti«<  w^k-  ^gaii.     1« 

fojjT  perfons  ipoff  wet<?  ba|)ii^         Irt-^p.^,."- 
■.   ;b€^  r^apMied  Cevente^fK  vMaajr  W€re  aivaHr^> 
•^ed  by  the  folemnity  of  tbtsapr4in#n<^«»     (1^  ^ 


% 


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^rki  tba»  ihiG?  adra^niftifr 

^%^  ^aptiftlf^^^        to  fct^m  J  w^^  >y^^- 
r^if  ^l:Ckumlvr5rP^Mrfcc%  to  Jh^f  ^^^ 

two  days,  and  then  »Re.«jni(pble  lo  bcar.#U  Owt.     .; 

hat  week  al|b,  to  Iwrai  ^||p# 


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We  th€f»foiuid  k  oeoe^ary  id'lfofif  ♦> 

^^^nferenccstdhes^  relations  once  a  w<*ekl   Thb 
Jiicgt  ^abba^  1  baptized  211  the  next  i6i  ifre 
Jl^nifiji  Ibe  Wext  9  ;  and  there  4iaVe  beMi  bat 
IbfeW  y^fekb  fif^ev  tbai  i  hat«  tidt  btdeil^  cf^lttt 
lo  tbe  prcicious  work  of  bdptlzih^v    2teh'$gal|r 
%rere  truiy  theiv  thK>iSg<f#M?i<SB^  ^1'*^ 

'  Tfcc  whole  tr#mbeir  skidel^^b  ^Aisr  cHtfNf I, 
*ace  laft  May,  is  175  ;  2^5  bj;  letter  and  d^^r 
jjways;  wd  150  by.4jfaptfftew'**^©iif  1^ 
Iber  45  346.  Mkny  of  f his  ntimber  dire  rcrnoy- 
;e«  feit^  differe^i^firt*  xif  ib^  tfdiifil^x  i^^^ 
;»*e,  however,  #^y  3OQ  that  livef  hif  th^  vK 
/  ^trrrily,  the  f  emdttft  otmm'^m^mm 
rnHtn  from  oar  Wiling  hoim^*^^ 

The$t5  have  iflPf^ccn  70  a*kd^#Wr  Weft 

.  rtbarcb  ia  thlsiown  incell^  woVli^be'gMii^l^ 

■M  f  3  to.  the  £aft  fchuTck  -it.-  '  '    '  ^^X^  fe 

As  to  the  pHficipa]  mtm  m^^hmhMmm 

WjM»^  carried  dh^  Piiiuft  WyV  *^ 
^fi^icor  great  preaclving  ean-]%myliiy  i^y  t^aim- 
>  ih^  lldf)Oi»s  of  il.  ScVir^  f^rctb^n  in  ttie 
lirtiftry  have  vifited«i«ifi  the  ttKl^ifid  iM^#f 
them  wefc  bleffcd'  If^  their iab^fl  -^A%oihgr 
Jotitis,  ffdnr  Ert^^anH,  %ras  if*  inftruiaept  W 
*fe  aWAk^#lgfUrr«^Ver^.-  \"'' '       * 

MiHiilV te  fee  bo^  ill*  '1Jirt^^iBl%wH?fiW.^  ^ 
i#co#rcfcrte  fomedf  aln^oft  iwiw     ' 


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JSTaiade  fciwVn  tfet  he  defigned  U  for  the 

Earl  Weffcd.  .1  cahn6t  fay  h^  nttny,b^ 
^larf  has  made  my  po«*  weak ,  cffpttt^the  ., 
!2L^f  Awakening  a  fcbolidei»bl«  number.  . 
BW,  the  gwateft  p«t  pf  the  P"P^  JfTJJ" 
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^Stidre  ha.  «ip  years  paft  W" '_he  J.ft 
^diaJ  fello^Oiifi.  between  ^ree  ch«iwhji|>» 

baopv  union  between  ur.     Qfetlie  |^  i-orq» 

„4#  «wJ  h*liev<  jt  pdftW*,  tbaf  I  ««"  have 
fil^fi^ fl,ucb  foli|[ 'deUght^  artMci^fo  HM^ 

iKeandthe^Se-'titne.    That  d«nAtnit 
ftr  b*  forgaltenr  byi  aee;  . .  .  !.i 

^  *»,-  Vrth  p*rt  <»f  Bennington,  which  I«^. 
.|«*i  pftW.  .h»  ftwcd  loona*»rablf  ih^ 

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«ie  wlwle  town  feemed  to  be  affea«M|i    Con- 

*irence  inae^gr  were  att^ncJeitt  twoor  thrM? 

^*tm«.w  a  waek^^^mdft  every^ighborboo**: 

Md  .IT waKftirprifini-  to^  hwj  thkt  fdreeil^  a  1^3 

gle>iiii!(lirappei»id-fflf  .«,  ovciheajeid  zX 

or  flight  icrfpiffionf  Boibi  finheii  under  con,. 

Tia»Byaiid:^bofc  newly  brooght  imo  tfac  Iib«:i 

r-pf-tbe  gorpeL.itoiiv«fed  iii  their  ineetiBe* 

with  the-greateflfreedbm  J  4bcy  (pake  one  »%. 

ymef  fewjwordi,5itt  the  mO^mamzmm^ 

ever  beard  people  in-  my  tt«i  •  And  In  ^4w^ 

mua  be  pcrfeaiyjiJiW,  *  flw*^ld  norS 
fljcin  :^iyet>a  remarkable-pofiPaiiended  tijeit 
conTcriatiwi.  Sitwer.  wotM  l«Abk  a»  tbouik> 
tbey  feh  tfcemfdverin  tht  ii|«i«dat<  pti&aaft: 
of=tfae.gMtf|ehdv*h.,  ^.  f.-,W7.  -.  «■;  W^ 

S6iD«ofaHrankiandehiU«er»«moB8]^irhj«^ 
beentaket.;  fewi  the  nidft  refoeaabS  irttHfi^ 
bor.  of  fociety,  to  th*  vittt  jd  tftfe  place,  Soi|i# 
of  ?ar >iitoft=rioted. lMa» b»vc bowed  the k^I 
to  King  Ii|^:  And  »'  niiihbt.r  of  Univnift^ 
ift*hairc>ToAk»«  ilfci*-.deluft>«.,.  M^tm^m^ 
,  edJthcftnuth.w.i'iV  -..  ■ni|i-.„.j  ^;-!j.;  -of^G 
In  tbe  revival  fear' y«»tt  ajpif  »<lbftimm«ii' 

^tted  frojpfeJnfe  to  tbirte«(^)j«ri,  wll?irtd»1 
?*' •^?**'  yooii|ifcopl«s  ailt>ef  thitt'^wHJMW 

•  l*jDod,«andihf  #idi 'USy  atid  '•» d  t«i,»«  fcbfe^t*/ 
ft^p»o*e»»  vtxtfeptingt  o»|rf,  i^fca  I  ||u#,  ^  ^ 

^al  we  have  *ccived  fixteei»v<if|^r«>y^^tti« 
■»n  owe  to  m»f  yeui. '  from  aine.  I  fcave 


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iny  hottfc  ti|  oiie  fvpfring^    Y«P  myr  gu^At^  ; 

«!ilMt|ir46fjby  t^^iiflit  p*«^^t^^  fittc<l,i 
jJfhK?jftrvercft  <|(|^Ihow  and  ice  we^hr<iretii4 
^S^Midiom  wintci,  I  hs^y^^gp  beard  diiQ<)  men.  ^ 
tjonedasarry  (error  M^ltM?  mpftdelicaieljifi^:' 
yoiingor  o\d,  me  hav^iii  «bc  pl^c  ;  but  tfcrf.  3 
tisivc  checrfutly  foilowf^d  tberr  Divine  Ik4ctt|ii|  ^ 
irttotHeliquid  gtavie,  wiihdwilielcft  tntlrmdation- 
A*  to  myfcir,  f  tWiil^cvcr  I  knew  what  it 
vas  to  have  extraorditiaii^|j||||gth,  it  hat  been 
wkbin  a  few  months  pa(|^:^^iungs,  which  1 
tf^ibought  wcte  on  the  de^  nc^  fterocd  to 
^  terftw  ihe|r  jmulh.     Freachin|  threft  and  four 
I  .^^Jrnes  a  week,  bcfides  atten<Mng  other  titeetinga 
jTalraoft  every  day  for  months  together,  fcemed 

^"'^P'^^B^^f^»)^^#^li^  1  ihink, 

Ih  In  the'^Nw^ifl^fl  have  the  greaH^ft 

be  humble  Wore  God,  for  hiaabund-i' 


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fufficiency,  and  the  great  nutnbef  of  ydiin^  in- 
experienced Chriftians  com^ited  to  my  charge, 
niy  heart  Ihtinks  within  tee ;  and  I  am  ready| 
to  wife  thfey  had  a  morfj^le  an^d  pious  watch-J 
tmit^-to  go  bfefore  tbfliiP  But  atj  the;  hopd^^ 
|a?fe  is,  that  H«f  who  feadeih  Jofeph  like  a  flodk^ 
Mil  ^rr^tlie  lambs  iti  his  afms,^  >nd  gelitly- 
'^^^  flotk  iiitO(ihe  flo^i^pis  of  golpcl^ 
Jlruth,  and  befide  the  ftill  watei«f^cternal  IIK.^ 
-  1  fditfeiimis  anticipate  fo  muai  trouble,  th4t  ^ 
'  it  quit^^bfortw  my  fpirit*,  and  drowns  my  jp)^' 
tl«stt  1  think#  bcftto  rcjoiee^ill^iif^i^ 
Wtd4ftor^<:N^  ta^e  th<^ught  for  ufem     ; ^       _"^^ 

«^It  isfWwever,  a  very  int^eftilvg  cnW  with 
m^  if  w6  are  faithful,  ami  ma*^  tight  imptov^- 
rneni  of  the  great  merpies  beftlMred  upon  us,  we 
roiV  contintJe  t^beit^happy  people  r  if  not,  w  fu- 
ries rif trouble  anlMlr^^  await  Aisi  l>qar  bn)th- 

ei^,  pr&y  for  gs  iW^P*!fcH  ^""^  '''  '^^'^^V" 
of  the  truth  ;  thai  fife  Ci^of  loHf  J^d:^e 

may 'evir  dwell  with' ttt/%^'*%^:J.^^4p^^^      ' 
I  muft  trot  indulge  my  feelings^  1  mall  mtrUde 

■■  -  tivritesi^  his  friend  tnBofivnt*"-X:^'^^ 

■  '     Dear  Strt*^  .       * ,    .       ■ 

|r^  OD  Was  BfteW^jlwfcd  lo.b^g'n  f  rIow"'  , 
;VT  work  in  iM^rtt  paHfhin^J^arlhhcld.-agJla^ 

let-  'calprdiTgl^^"];*  ''^' towns    a'^joining,  jE 


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thougli  but  afcw  as  yet.    O  may  we  At  be  en- 
abled to  wreftlclikc  Jacob  and  twrevaU  like  llr 

^a^W  We  need  the  fpiifei^  of  all  that  have  ^ 
intcfeft  at  the  throne  ofg^ce,  that  we  maj^  be 
kept  from  ^^^Of  and  delufion.  ^  Om^thtxm^ 
foon  come,  when  ilieknowkdge  of  God  in^l 

)cover  the  eaith,  as  the  waie|s  do  th^  fcas.  ^  ,. 
S  Uto  the  prefent  ftiMi#Mii^»eformation  n^. 

tmong^  theie  ^re  between  30  and  40^  »a^ 
tud^nent  ol^hariiy,  bifught  to  the  knowled^ 
of  die  l^uth f  and  more  than  that  nuinber.^ 
pear  t0#N^*ii^Mo«si^|M^fe«|pf  mM: 


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SJI^orlaft  letter  tan^*it»^rcie  y^^^V 
;4veard|ib#rc  wiyriai  ie«iyali>f  rel^ion  idrni. 
^i«rherc  in  th<^  pa*|i^i|^||l^^       ^  ^«>  g^^^ 

ftoSht-Defe<ii>admmiftyag^ents^oj^^ 
rchurch  who  have  not  aittatedFaft^|||a ^ tarn. 
i#<fr^ith  them  labout  mJ|^  d^&i  '«t»3n  the 
;binffof,Wfe?ondSCfnfcii,th6^^^#^     ol 

^    J    i .  ...^^^ ^   i^  .Mjiilbn  Htfurfi^  ma  n  ner. 


,^i,^.,,prd  cai«lown  ilNi|bndcrf&V  manner. 
^dDMheonviaed,  and  ho|^fia^'C«>nvertdd  binder 
tdilfSejnion  ^^idded  10  the  f  uxchabout 
two  day«  aftec^4^We«  others  ilba  hMtbetorc 
obtained  a  h^.  Three  tiiaMhs..afwi:  ibt%:| 
went  agq|n  to  »»^||ijaN^tb»i^o^^^^^^ 
which  time  I  admlued  iweiity-c«gbt  J^no  "fd 


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'  iij^^wwfuUy  iii  Jlhal4towfi«it^f|itaad!f^  it) to  ^|^^ 

l§^db  iii^o^ia^imv«diHis  Ibknt^/labomg  m^ 
^^r  jw»8fed.  d|iiii  ^flwiiji  tfeawfi  been  ^Iwili^tT 
;i»cco{d»ig  loithe  beft  ac^of^^, ^^earemaiiy. 

1  now  come  a  Imleft^fcre^  hon^.    Jii  tbe^be^ 
T||i»»mg  ©r  wilier,  tim  ^oii©«s'-woArb«gaii  ix^ 

Daniel  Me^ul.     Perhaps  tbei|^||ipyDGra^    x 
wotli'fo  jic^eT&|,I^d  fortiuicK  liip^  work  fifl 
ty  eight jr|ars  ago.  Ip.  a  tinrie  of  li^yppiiraord^ 
rfiarks,  it/touid  iiQt  r«arooaJ3lt^abei&cpKe.^4;l|^^^ 
imat  tilings  iwould  be  a  Mitlevwikiji^d-mcobie-^c 
rent,  CjtiDfidering  the  variii^iemf|«|^tBi|^ 
tietac^  dilpofitioos  oEmanlund  :  npii:#||iili;'. 
my  jroiii^  land  iaif  bmihcf  M ert ttt|  legelhesr  ^ 

;  10  diflii^f&  fihe  p£eciout  fiiiil^iiri 
^:cottt^m9or$f^  ^M  let  the  f^Ojple  ia  t|j 

ikU/fkc^,"l»,dxllr'tb€r^>afi^  ;> 

■ittm^'beA:  ttifbniiiatiQii*^  4jlo^^at;itie/MHp^^^'^t 
lof  ifaofe.(«i|!i€PhaM»  brtithjilpij^lit  to  hG^^.>«in 
not  aifalc  im^mmwnf  icil<«|Mi|^|po4  accbmiti ^ 
ISamc  fiiyitfceFe  aire  about  Up^paidBefd^  othpiA^ 
?atem|idf»i^  ihat  111 


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^^|#^j^  view  aie*dftriki^  1cenc;  of  w  twndred  ^ 
|fe)ulii  men,  womctt,  and  children,  at  the  laipe^ 
^«iii^  under  the  work  of  the  law.     The  teafsi 
^^M^groailt^tft^  cries,  ifluingAom  icorciM  a. 
%li(l» !  >i4»  the  itrrors  of  the  law  c^wding  and 
-^preffifif  4n  upon  them  ;  their  finiPta  infinuc 
lnuittbera  «md  aggraf  atiom,  iiaring  them  m  t^ 

fccIS  jail  their  iSN#hcypes  go  o^ 

vm^  jft^^Jlf  reftige  fipiiii^^  Hear/them  umf 

confeffWgthtir^^*  abominations,  their  ibimer 
•  cnmityt'to#«  gitai  dodriiW  of  original  fi"?  c- 
-leaion^the  fovereigntj^>|diirin«,  free  gtaCe,  the 
i^wer^f  God  dtfplayed  in  €ffeaijaj  HQC^ton  ; 
at^Ni  all,  the  jrfftidB^^f  God  in  theirs  darona- 

^#iilitand  cotfliii^  of  God,  and^e 

^i  l^niblatfens.of  the  Holf  Spirit.    ^ 

"■-^^^fc  voice  of  the  Sonof  Gc^^an^  h^ 

'^PiinRsn^ii  iiTfe^ Wt^ught  to  ery^ ^* ;Hofaiina:tdipe 

#S6ii^|i#P^44#    ki«l*i#4lSr^#ori6us   w 
>Jiai4lieiy^iiitii^^  chiWr^n  r  •rtd  God 

f  ^iii^ide  ii»^^  thciii  to  f  cilcft  bis 

'^l^ifc  in  carryiTigrbn  bis  work.     *   '         ■       -^ 
^•^;-¥i^!rftisvMcflcd  work  ol  Go<f  fia4i  bcf^an  in  Bfoe- 


j,'  >  ?^*v|iiil ;  ifb^t  aiyei:  has  not  gained  the  afccrden- 
•cy.  *  1  flfaJl^ihercfoftj  cdfiieib  mj^  gaa^ii  Wlir 
^;,     -people  of  Defer- Ifle.     And  here,  pirhap*  tile  j^ 
**  ^rk  i&j5lretnarkable  as  at  Sedgwick,  but  npt 


^""P^ffi^  ihaireight  tiiuHilis^^o^ii 
*  .10  loe  that  rriigioii  wi«:«pi^#*^r- 


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^ikf  ^aifbreia»iitki9#  i^ 

:|p9  l^ettjng-houie,  #^«  was  JklidoaNi >iiif^ 

/><|btafiAaiHe  of  Mr.  £.  £i 
»iiiaMriMi3>l]r  owna.    1  faeH*i 

:\-ty.:ni«ti,  women |Mi#cMI^^  ^  .^^ 

i  fi tg  c^n vid  Um.    Tbc  jiw  k  ii  now  on . ibis  in-  ' 

J     creafa  it  utl ihey  ate  aH  Mti^tii/ ?Ib«  ^i^  yf»^ 

• '  \  f^f  f^ifin  is  at  f  refeni  Aqwwkatdjiabft  tbe  'n 

^^    ehpren.  of  I  frail .  rtot  fo^if  aa  a  dbg  ii  faf- 


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'm^  fhiiiiliiiii|ih[<li|^^  lirrrt  in  tf  .cmet^  ' 

^xiy  )id|kf  of  age  :  X^ 

and  ly ^yfet  .iMipWMt^Q^  *^  appctf^lg  M  JWrii- 
|)le  Qm^imm%,  ^'^m^Sp^tTA  is^fiW^Whm^ 


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**  ^brought  into  the  :li^^ili|^^ 
"^     %v«cfc  i  »hef e *ave  nineteeit  pe^fen*  come  for. 
^ard  and  wadea  pnWpc  proteffiofi  of  rdij^i^, 
tmnd  jaiiiedttl^  Church  alreadj^pi^ilM 
^an)r.niore  p^iHrio/l^l^  a  h©p^*|^^l»- 
;,a  Tl#¥W3»«^  has  b«iii|^eiw^ 
Wick  :  I  am  crediWy  iofifliiitd  it  has  iw^^^y; 
^  cry  hoCire*  for  "^t^^'^tmmi  land  ihiite<5tii!  iwi* 
*Mred  femlsare  hc^g«M]|^^ 
imt^hy  to  thcii /te^f  Lerua^  adore  ^iciiree 
grace  of  odr  \^^0Sff^  G<wl«i»>dS^vior^^l  think 
:  ih^^is  ^rtr  encirtiillppient  for  alfi thaCfove 
(g|»ii^Lof dv^^d  have^«^#reft^tit*^ 
^graccj  to  plead  M^hlGoiil^^ 


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:  edl^^ommu^l  feaft*,  andNind  it  good  «^liPon 
God.  I  bad  rath^b€adaoR.teeperii»bi^teafe, 
than  to  dwell  in  the  t^nts  of(in» --^^^^^^ 

mi£>  tktit  wbuM  pieife  (k>d^te^a«fo#|l^^ 
o\i8  fcowfemf  divine  grace  to  defend  upon  ^ 
you.  1  My  fouh  longs  ; for  your  falvatioti|^^#  *^ 
cvef¥5*ncinberjof^^W^lJrt^e  ibcieiy  maf  he**;^ 

:|)aitafeei*f fVilie ihtiwm^^  lhis*iita  ^* 

tii^aniofclliwring  vyo#^|^a»^^ 

:^e^s,ttiiit«lflss  of^tidtl^^  worldly 

^ifr^  wifn  your^aiicntion  front  *'^**'  *^^  ^^t^i^ 

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ii^^^Iii:  iSf  i|^  HI  ttbe&  ffartk  this  ^ifoteir 
Ju^  joked  ih]6^chtt|(ii  ibk  ^iinter^  ^o  a^- 

m^m^^/^&ki^»^mvM&  cayfeyC^  put  of  a  i  Im^: 

.{^n^i%^^i#iii«iixi>ttfii^^;  one  bin  ii^ton  wi»^ 
b^tizcd  laft  Lord^  Ai|^<i^tirtiflc  we  wletV 
by  tbc  water  fidfe,  1%  fwcr  of  th«^  Lord  came  ^ 

^kMmMmm^  in*  finch » 
tiifpliSle  ha#ine¥0i» 

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ri  MpE  bur  laft  affocralioi^  elder  William 
V       ^  Stn(bn,   who  is  ordained.  Of  er  the  fir^«^^  ^ 
'       Ahurch  in  Litchfield^  has  baptized  118.    T^^|^^  ^ 
-:        \reat^R^part  of  them  belong  to  ^j|tovlri,^i^e 
"'4  ^5inte0belbre  the  laft  there  was  the  nnoftpd^^       ;     ' 
ful  wOtJf  m  Bowdoin  ifeat  J  <!Ver  few  finc^  1 
'  .^(l^e^W^iheie  partiii^vaiM 
^  -jfawri.     Elder  Potter.  bapiMs^*  2  a  in  oiic  day. 

^       Jtiii  it  j«?at^  powrftil  m^tebfield  Wl  winitcr ; 
/^  mitt  Itiftibn  i]^izejdr^g  tlicre  in  one.  day.     ^ 

^V  ^:|Thefe^crel^i#^iift|pM^^^ 
.   ;  .know«^rei    The  worrhatlftow^eguBm 

^r  ^  ^lllwi^  #Sbt^^^^^^      havei  lately  ttiahifeftcd  a 

-    '  tphaRg«? bf  h^art  j;;|^^:^P«ft^ar«  «»y  cluldren. 

^  i^we^'Ottiir *e»^<wnelt,an|imy 

fojt  ifet  up»»  a  rock;  an^  ,a/i^4af«g   P^' 
^"'IkiMiil^'Jair^iDouih.apiep^praife  tel^^^lAA^High. 

\li8^K^aven-&.^rflto  ^ 

^'  Ti  4ii^tt   Lu-uiiMrntiiiflft  in'^^-  Crcato*^  :* 
ThiB  wcw  fccwiWiiSwM  4PW  Pf  nra"  »n  ^m  «iw'^ 

fuMceM€l##an^bnfi<il^ft^l^  ^ 

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t6  feel  that  f  am  nothing, -and  to  abhor  fliy. 

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.  »ftai®ear'  Brother^ 

■"^  "^ W iTHSTANDlNG many  coStelai^ 
iiSthe  ftate«f  «Hgteh  ihTotne  p#lrV|et 
oo(rw  mar^elloufly  vifiting  fevtral  to*i>«^ 
l^ith  the  flilwcrJ:  of  hi*,  grace.  In  Annapoh  - 
JBoahty  the  fottcrtrfng  places  l^ve-ffla^fed  arjeK, 
r}z.G*»tite;WinW©a\*,Ni«au^a*»dA5rlefr*pd. 

Ifi  Kiii^lJoWty,  HoVfoti  and  C5orn\vallis'.ltt(v? 

'  teSi  wondtrTully  vifited.    Siflhdrs  have  b^ 

^orivortedto  Co?, itttGhriniam to  i&eir dwyv 

Two  Pedobaptift  MiniRers  tevebcen  ba^Jz. 
ed,  and  a  gre«  many  yo«iig'0nvem.    The 
three  laftfacramehtal  occafioiw,!  think  ^«^ 
"^^Bi^tf  baptized,  theirt.  thirteen-rfhc  id.  iWi 
;#1^fen-;^he  3d.  twent)'-eiglif.       ^^,        ''. 
->  ^TbtreaVei^foitie  fat'Qi%Wtympt6t)r.^a. 
•     -  ^1h6hg  the  Dii«:Vr*P^e%t?^"n«lborgh.  Uif^i  . 
•    of  the*  Siat  had  -p^  '^J"^**  bppo(er»of 
religion,  h'avWg  fpenl  alt  iWr'arfdw^sJ  fay  they 
,vi11  •fight  ritf  'ftb'i^:  '  Sdme^fe^W;yr r  very  fe- 
.V  ^fr^ls^ifepreffioniapd^^l' hopefully  tohvcit^ 

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%  ^  uiifliaCul  hi^,    Thereto  ftialliui^' 
MO  give  you  Ibmc  accb^i^,ii|^|^<^ij^  don^ 
piortg  ujs.    T^  BaH  after  1  ^a$  Iiril^  jBk:|IMP 
tilnplef  ftd  Co4w^ji^  pw  Sodcf V.  at  4$  lo«Si 

'Cod's  power  and  aijdttiwis  were  ilia&  tp 

*  '  'tft.vtft  us  liere,  ar^i»4jir  Sati^^^^ 

^iveyoua  full<iffccipironoffc     Ifcave  bc$i| 
^  Trequemly  caHt;d  om  of  my  bed  w  night  to  vifit 
^dOlr^flcd    fouh.     They  have  fonacdmefi  b^ftHj. 

t^o^ght  froro  the  xfcc|>eft  difltefi^  tt|^#ii^ 

praifcs  of  the  livip^g  Cod,   'My  ^^ 
,   cbilctriifvl  ^ot. bt arc  im^  mt^^f^^m^ 

diviine.   Two  of  ihem  ai^lipu^^j^^^^^^ 

^<m^hmccn  tnotith*)  Bm  noi^  ali  i^  oVf, 
0Mii;ch.     CornwalKs  and  Horton  have  Jharc4 
lar^ly  yirb  w.^   }  iwivc  bapcized  two  t)f  ojl*  '  \ 
MinittcM^laft  fticnmer.  and  arli  to  WptizeK    " 
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oppci^  df  Gr«ivyfe,^whcrcl  preach  a  third 
pan  of  ii^y  time,.and  tWs  fiimteer^ife  have^^h^ 
fai^eiktwemylcet.     Oiht^inaytM^v^rlJ^ 

'        '  Cti^  M  his  friend  in*Bofton,  -  ^  i         '  * 

fS^epRDlNG  toydfftTelrejTwiIl  endea^ 
^^^^^^^^^odcfcribc  fotBc  6f  tte  of  the; 

glpTOlis  work  <)f  God  int!iis,  place,  the  |recc4 
ing  Fill  and  Wintef^Prcjviou*s  to  which,  1, 
muft  in^orai  you,  ihire  was  a  gre*t  fiu^i|y  oil 
-  <he  iDiiads  of  otir  ^fe^thren,  whp  apj^e^ed  to 
dwdi|iothcH:  ceiled  houfcs  while  the  hotifejait 
God  lay  waffe/Thert;  were  i  lew  dro^W: 
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an  UTjivcf^al  f^'lemnity,  and  profound  attentf^ ;^|4. 

obfcryedon  tfiefaceof  theaflfcmbly,  whichcx*  ' 
ceedci  any  thing  1  ever  ftW  before./  It  wait  «      t 
ifaft  d^y  indeed.    The  faiq^y  arpfe  by  coijFef-  . 
Bon  lA- the  inftiit^  cM  l||^tb  %d  t?eft>:  :> -^ 
Jmiod  to  live  m  i^m  fc  li^^    the  clofe  or 
day  (li|pjt.  Paul)  they  thanked  God  and 
ok  courage^,  ^^(cr  this  our  meetings  increaf- 
;id|  an(^  the  blelfed  effufionsoftlic  Holy  Spirit 
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^  firft  Lord*,  day  in  Oftobw  we  »U(»d#|g 
Acordinanceof baptifm.    My  poor  fottr»« 

^,rm,d  with.  tl,<.  Ujye  qf  God,  ^hjcb^lLTu 
fiiMk  from,  the  heart,  and  «  reacbCft^A^Jf" 
Xy  brethren,  and  thcdear  affipaiW^j.  a|^  *5 
fell  Ae  Pinion  of  lheT«inity  furrdundiHs  6<, 
when  approacha*  tfel^hl's  tabJe. «_      - . 

After  ihB  cobferentes  .ncrcafed.  My  breth- 
rcn  were  mivch  engaged  inJ>ta5*f'^JGJ4  tor 
the  dCt-poupng  of  hri  Spirit.,  A  fom^#r 
conferences' thete  Wa«  f  4^^'  ,%'?*' W"J 
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.;  «iied  tWo.,  It  was  a  good  fP^m  Ji,?^^  ' 

;  .  lord|loriouffy'triMlfettedb.s^^oweran,dloVJ 

in  bri&nfe  'h'"  fterfonsinto  \he  clear  Uhefty 

.  6r  ific  Gorpel ;  one  *)f,wh6m  was  mf  fifth  child, 

who  I  truJt   ii   brought  intol^   l^ingdoni  of 

■      <hriB,  and  who  iu  ^^'  "P'^^'"".?^^''*?;?^^ 


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Iraiiif woman,;ncar  fbr^  ytkn  dNig*:^  %rtK>  ^_ 

t^ipiic  relation  of  the  uMr«it>f  €od  in  her  f< 
bni^'^ay  to  ;d2^^  >  Wr^tiew  (aw^^tatk  ifi  i 
houfe  of  Qod  and  jn  bur  own  lioufoi^  ibi  f 
idUSptrs  of  ih^  bieflfed  Dove  ;  aii<Mldut " 
ed  fiwierft  bpwing?!©  the  .fcqptrq  of  t|ie  j^eat 
Emanuel.    '''^r^-Wm'tS'^*^^f[:^i^m^.^^^^.- 
j  The  firft  of  ©ecember  was  oftr  CovHbt 
laeeting  preceding  the  LirdVday,  an#lilliii 
firas  tal^n  ,uf  in  bearbg'tke  relatloifis  of  candle 
dates?    A  number   B|Qre  relating -their  ?ck#i^ 
cifca  j&c  day  foHoiii^  j  aind  notwkhftafiding  it 
was  iaiivttry/cTere  fnowilornn,  twehre^  w^te  ba^ 
dzedv  a  number  of  whom  wbre  vouth's  from  ten     , ' 
to  fifteen  year^  crf^age.i-*IHie  4int84n  general  ^ 
wei»  antmatediWith  the  loVeol  God,  and  were 
roighiy  in  prayer  for  |>recious  fo^l#^  fftunaph* 
^)^  over  the>  'unitid  pow^s  of  darknefs.  ,  JlM 
dcedttjsalmoa  beyond  iiify^^oweli|l^lii^      ' 
lull  dWcriptiori  of  ihto  wondei^Piftl^         is  ,. 

alfo  io;bc  remark^  that  otir'-il'a^ll^^of  fh4  . 
•»Prisfbvterian   order  an^H^ihcrdcnojniiiiaiions  ^- 
jSfiied  with  ds  In  promoting  tffii*  t4«fe  of  4ur  /,- 
bleffed  Redeemer.     About'rtitstime,meetiftgf  > 
«p  week-days  were  attended  to  for  recei^ngi; 
candidates,    and    attending'  f&   bapfifm*;  aind'' 
►through  the  fcverity  of  this  tedious  winter,  1 7' 
iiave^not  heard  any  one  complaih  or  (krink  at  tj 
ahe  crc^  on  ffCC^^  coklnels  of  \\st 

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*^ft>kfituation  th^  were  kuby  nature  ^  andthcii^ 
*!^1  (jetermihaiibri  to  whtinue  fccking  till  tlie|| 

ih^uid  fifidthiin br^lioiri/Mofea^  andihe  piophL 
!^  €t^4iit\f{m*    t^ver  faw  left  oppofition  iii 

ap)(  work  tof  Gad  I  eVcr,  was  acqiuainted  with*. 
The  pfit)jpip3^pafl  of  th»  work^- was  in  ihit 

fociety  J  but  it  has  p[)i:^ad  into  others  in  ^e 
;  neighborkig  towns,  rli^orc  than  a  hundred  we- 

Jiopo^  have  ,re.cei\fed  the  grac6  of  God ;  aiid 

pore  than  eighty  have^oinediwiitit  the  )^urcb 
^;  i^^^r  cnf  wat«di  carei '  .■^r-;:t5:WWHf?^^s^^ 

: I  i^'^hen  I  eonfider  th^  gtiat  numter  of  foul»< 

iHSintnittedv  to  my  charge  and  my  Qwn  in£uffi« 

ciency)  ray  heart  (brinks  Within  me;  but  alk 
a  pjy  hope  is  iri  the  great  Hcjid  of  the  Chukchi 

J4y  daily  ppiryer  is  that  he  would  grant  m#  hia. 
'  grace  as  s^n^  under  Shepheid^ta  difcbarge  my 

du^y  towiirds  God  and  my  iieaf  Flock,,  dumis. 

^  yiefcqw  femiainaofMe.-      i       ^^^'t^ir   '' 
i   *ffec.BuinWiriDfmetttl1fwri^        lny^^||iNfl»lL 
prffi^t)  ii  thiee  btuidced  and  thirty  j&i^'i  -  * 

iNS'bR'MATION,  though  nlfVer)f*fr|ai. 

has  plfo  beicii  Received  from  a  number  of  towns 

[   in  Clirf  jfh^re;  CcSunty,  in  Nc1«-Haiiipftiirc,  oT  a 

^*  very  plea  ft  ng  and  extenfive  reformanon  thfcr^ 

The  following  jtowtw  are  fai4  ic>  have  ihar^W 

ed  krgely  in  .ii,  *|ii^.  Dnity,  Marlow,  LemAeii 

A}ft«ia4,  Ackwpr^h,  Cor^riioid  PI»infi4ld| 

^  ^iib  fofbe  others  in  that'iilghborbooA     Th# 

^  lowns  0f  SirathiMW  {•nd  NeiiMroaricH,  in  Ni^M^ 

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^articular  account  cannot  be  given. 
.    If  ittte  Vepeniancr  of  one  finncfr  caruTcSjoy  in 
he^v^^  amdftg  tKc'anfef*U^^f  Gbd,  vrliai^oytk 
of  ifetlic^tal  pt^ J»uft^  NiVt  ^fioetf  thtou^ 
,  m  the  i^Rn»  orfeFift^  npi^^^t^c  accefiion  #  j  j^ 
IllcH  numbers  to  the  Rcdeet»c|^  kingdom  f^^^f^l 

'  »0  Lord,  may  ^by  kingdom  c"6me^  anti  th 
^  Willbe  done,  on  eaitkas  in  heaven,  for  Ctii^ 
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Xi  ik kitUr  H  ^  Gentleman  in  Ncw-Engmm 

.,  'cott^^^niW^ 'i^t^gt^  o^  time  which^ 
.^•elapfed  fince  I  wrote  you  laft  ;  but  ihe 
^ jS%fthc  fijatier  is,  I  hayebecnjirfeiting  h6vK 
day  to  day,  and  from  mohtk  to  month,  to  ob-  ^ 
lain  intelligence  that  might  be  Worlh  the  ^o^. 
\  tgr,  as  I   havk^  long  cip^fted  the  publicaMcJft 
.yv:#f  the  Miffionary^^ournai,  which   would  hat^e, 
.   :|ilii(hed  mfe^ith  many  il)ieTefting  anecdotfii; 
•^^    |t  ha«  n#t  yet  tom^  out  and  therefore  1   hav^ 
.     iwily  4«0t#<n  you  now  as  a  fort  of  pr<»niffory 
:^    i^?  t0  srtTure  you  that  you  fhreiU  fboH' have  • 
.  ;  Jbng,  and  1  am  furt  1  may  Venture  to  fay^,  very 
;' ^^cViptattle  kAer,  WhkB  i  hope  m  caufe  :ihc 
-^^  ihAnkfgiviog  <»f  many  \o  iib^^nd. 
'I   :   ifimerely  thank > oo, Sirjfor exerting yout- 
4  fclf  to  obtain  a  milfioRary   prayer  meeting  al 
"' Vaffalbfiroui^b  ;  the  news  of  ii,  as  well  as  your 

^oii« trends  to  whom  I  have  mentioned  it; 
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.^f  f  1  liQpe  U  wUl  u/Qii  be  long.  b^fiMPH  I  mi^  tor 
^     ^be  iQii^rsypii^ipe»tionea,laf  I  (hal)  {leUl  |i . 
%     a  peculiar  priyik||i  to  co^rtfednd  \»iihJ|Sii^: 
men  aM^pud^&ril^tt^epi  ^ole.  ^  lloiiri^WK|i 
itnagine^^ha|^pka{ure  it  aSofd^  me  toi  h^ajp 
n,  of  their  goii)g>inio  the  wilderne^to  win  fouls 

^tbem  1  know  no  party  diniii£iion%|K||^ry  dii$ 

"^  Ivho  \oy£S  J[efus,  and  piucs  poor  iinners,  umy 
,  X     friisnd  and  m^  trothcr.,    P  $\x^  -.th©^  %mi  w 
coming,  it  j& near,  wtc^j  every  pariiuon-wan  wUU 
be  pulled  down,  and  afl  IJ|^|i|i^tcbn}eti  willa 
fe#  eye  to  eye. 'i'»  this  rtfpiSPIi^gvgo  oi^^lj^^ 
rioufly  with  u^  We  now  {eehairfrdos^en  i»tn||i^ 
pcf%Q{asn|||[|y  di{Feremd€^nomi#ation8,^n|  " 
ing  jn  the  fame  fervice  with  cxpeificpii  .cf 

*  uioil  cojdf^lajpFcSibntoe^chpwr;  w^en  wn<^^^ 

1^ fc w  y caps  agj5>i  th rough  bigotry ,  iegai-(|i^iBacb    v 

oiher  asr  Wrn  fpc«. .  r,^^,  fm^  bat  reache4  i^^ 

Scotland  alfb.     Waiw  affVflip%  liy«Jy  ^|p|^J^; 

andinc^eafing  jprrittiaUiy  have  fu^feieaedthl^.  ^ 

%  *  fri^  onbpdoxy  for.  which  poor  S^otl^nd  ha|g  , 

orbl^^«art/been  IpiamMSN^    'Thei'P  are  m*iij||^ 

:ddycr%ie:si  but  ihi^  nialthf  expeftrdi.       •  ^ijV 

Ywr  fevorite^  dear  Rowland  Hill,  ha3  been  "  '  ^ . 
preaching  at  £din|j^fgh,Gla%pw»,&q%^  ;    ^' 

iTMiy  r«ppofe  the  Rifk  doors  w€^e  ipon,  clQM|y|^ 
j3gainft  him  J  fo  he  took  the  light  Methoditf^*^ 
way  of  ttreet  and  field  preaching;  ai)4  In  hii     ,     , 

^^dd^;|Dtrf^atqf|rdiryy^^i^^^  :^^^ 

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place  wfa^te  ftich  priacbing  mght  be  contin&^f  ^ 

IHrejiiilMd  the  |C^H  tb  hold  a^. '  ,^ 

jbf t^^fieveQ  iRoilfond  people  ;  haV#  coitKitutelC  , 
it  lll^ife  l^ibcrnacle  |>laii,  and  have  gtren  ifv^  ^  -v 
(b^H^w  good  naiBie  cf  "  The  Ediribur^  Taibv- '    "^ 
«rntc)e  ;"  aniitlde^d  Ta^o^lop  qre  epen^* 
ing  thfougheut  Sco^latilfiii^in^  be  neoeflaif    i    ' 
loacciuaint  you*  wha|t|$  SttaiitSy  the  •* Taber- 
nacle plan'V^Jt  a! wayiftippofos'a  regular  mip^^ 
i(ldrt2Ki4*a  v<^rieiy  of  vifitii^  ininiRers^who  ma/^ 
occafionally  be  upoii  the  (poti^  i  ffhia  plan  a% 
ford«  Variety,  exhibit*  love,  an4^ilirpy&  pettjf 
|iillinaioR8«nd  party  fpirit;      /^  VO*^  »  4,  S 
%  DIftf a^lod  kebnd  has  Ukcwife -lift  a^jciilM 
Jn  JPiiblifv  and  other  placi^s,  evangelic  prQai|bl^ 
«rtji9#<n^;ifili9li«^  pill^  Ifll^^ 

been  ihei^  and^t.  Cbopefi^  * 

inan  who  i||jkfiieonnnbnly  popufarv  is  now  go**^,^ 
i^gy  may  w^tLordgQ^wuh  him)  and  liiake^ 
^  blelfing,  ta4nany..i|#l>f_  %^^'m-kft#%^-      '  ^ '  ^  '■ 
J    You  lovfs  aneedotesv J  know  ;.fli8lt  give  yoa|i  ;^ 
^notberP,  When  Row^nd  HtW  waft  in  Ireland 
)ft(lyew,  ibe«Fapift«'MI^  1^         to  inurdei^ 
ywn  the#^  lioidhft  (hould  pteac^biMt'Qf  doof^'^ 
ijf  w||ij|i^        of  ill  and  his  friends' ,  wi(he«^ 
tJbiq^  to  iodine  preaehingi     It  w^iisdl  to^o  part 
pdfe  ;  come   life  or   death)  .he    deolared  ha 
H^i^  preach.     At  the  appointed  time,  tho^ 
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man's  coat  miaieatni^  the  croWd— ^inquire* 

what  liicy  wcfc  watting  for-^told  th«in  be  wa# 

'  foriy  ibcy  fl^ould  W  difapppinted--woul4/fiy 

,  if  he  cbiild.fteach  ;  ^ut  |«firbaps  they  iift>GW 

^Vill  him  ?  They  applaoded  him-^affurcd  hkii 
pr^teaion^and  he  began*—— It  was  Rowlilnd 

'  Hill  bimfelf !  and  S  is  %eJlcveid  wiany   were 
converted  at  that  time.  '  Mctbinks.l  hear  yon 
fay  I©  tWs,  Halleltgah,  P^iftrchfe  iLofd.  ^^ 
.    Quj;  BHhops  t oo  at'c  growing  like  goo<iW™w 
^^      op  inrnct, and  «rc€har§if^  their  clergy  to  out- 
*^    Uvc,  outpr ay,  an#  i^wpreach  ai.    To  ibi«  1  add 
'  ^"^j^y  beany  Ameri-  /;  -'-  kl.  '  r^i^  ^^i^lif'^- 
:*  Though  I  can  give  yop  biiriP  itt»|erfe«  Ic^ 
^      count  of  Miffionai'y  Concerns  at  prefeni,  it  will 
*^grai^y<>tttoprclet)t  yod  with  ah  ouiUnc  of 
:f  "^  iheir  proceedings.     You  aniiloufly  -#»H  <br  an 
-  'l^  Jipcotirgof  Iheir  i»i|i^        wifh  ro^khow  hovr 
*  *%i|^  w«rc  received  at  Oiaheite*     Believe  me, 
4eat  Sir,  all  ia%  ciiceec^fcd  our  J*ioft  fenguine 

ftxpeaations.;"  T^ 

en  chain  of  mercies!  No  ficHncf!-^adeath-& 
DoMriconteift.  The  ^rcroarkaMc  |fro>iildeiicea 
tbt^  witncffed  were  fopany  and  To  great,  thai 
liknow  ndt  whfiitito  irp3ord^r¥bat.itcPomfl. 
The  elciil©nts.W9fe  cont.r©Ucii  for  ihcir  fal  ef'^ 
lh^i<niperteiK^d  np  ftorm>  !  Wh«ir  »ti  ier  aj 
ymmcA^uUfihtf  wereifcrieiied  from  it*  k^i- 
ii^  rayibvjlntiivefiln^  Clouds  (uch  as  %h^\m^  ^ 
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Ifknds,    T^  ikip  ftrtidiiQpon  a^toialfee^ 
.which  caufedT  fef ieusr^pptehcii(it>il»;^  but  fhe 
^was  got  off  without  iny  imury^  ibstthcythcti  fup*   * 
^jsibred,  though  tbe,Mbottotii  being  e^^^ 

|be  caine  home,  it  iiraiidilcQiyeredtobe  (b  torn 

^jtf)?  th^  ieelb^  that4  bad  they  met  with  a  ftblM^ 

#n  their  homewatll  paffage^flie  eeriain^^  miitL 

bavc  foundered  at  fea^      ^    ,^  ^  !*l       '     *  ^'^^ 

"  n  vS^bu,  vIBl  eafily  n5colIe£l  tbat'^  tlibught  their 

*ihief  difficuiiy  would  be  in  acquiring  a  knowl^ 

'ledge  of  the  Otaheitam  languatge ;  but  that  J e- 

Ilovah  Jefud  whpKfertt  thein  forthlPB  provided 

interpreters  bcfopehand.    Thcie  -were,  on  tht 

id^erent  illandis  where  Mf^»«ibivere  to  bo  eC^ 

tmifhtd,  feueralif  i^irfftil^ 

jipwrcckcd  at  diflfer^R  timts^  and^fome  bih* 

trSt  who,  when  lh(p»  touched  at  the  iflanda^  had^ 

ieft  the  veffels,  and  conceiled  ihemfe^Ives  a*-  i 

fibng  the  aaiivcs :  Thcfc  men  were  highly  fort. 

"^^  lAnother  diJRcultywe  fiip|i^i^^  arift*^ 
iirii»jtoi^>»antol  itdwdU^  ;^  for  the  fc- 

nfil^  e^pecral}^  '  Wtli  A  M  tailed  enthnfiafbn 

\  if  I  &|,  God  hadalfotouiiti#hem  ahoufe  ?  lii^ 
ty  it  ciniloi— will  not.  J^|^^igh^  viited  theibr 
iflinds   fonae  few   ycai#*lnce>  when  hip ^He 

'^^ihera,  fo  attached  were  the  Natives  to  %i|i 
"  Ihatr  they  woul  d  nbt  pait  •  with  hkn,:  wl  i»  ticy 
obtained  an  intimation  thai  he  might  perhaps 
le-v'ifu  fihem  alia  fiitore  periods  #3Eficoura]|<i-^ 
liNb  expe6i  him-  again,  they  fet  about  hiildin^ 
a  hotifc  for  hia  reception,  i  oo  fefti  long  aUd^^ 
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:i|ii()  which  tbcfe^ocfety'  bad  ciijciiiie J  the  M». 
^n^ries.io  oliui^tii «  fomial  gfaot^  if  poffibl^ 
Wo  fo08fecr  had  thtiy  laiid^d,iand  made  their^ 
l^il^Ds  of  fciiling  upofil  ikM  Ifland  koowrf, 
NiUgh  the  iBcdtiim  ofltbcfeinterprcteri,  ihawi 
Js  Otahdlt^n  Majeifty  maife  thenr  a  mefent  of 
f he  bpii  fei  ;^.*be  whole  dM^ria^ ;  ^  fucK was 
ihefare.  and  atteotion  of  ithc  Natures  tdt^. 
JMiffionarics,  tb^  brought  theroeviery  day* 
faAcient  fi^ly  of  provifiona,  iandt  M  srfl  tm 

'*%e!ft»  (ludied  ihctrincSiwttidiia  and  neceflitieii 
;;  Xhe^  wife  of  oocjof  the  l^lfibnaries  was  dc^ 
^fllltij  of  afemalcchilS^iifibirfbrethyi^ 

^-'tiih-Whm  IV)manu  (tiie  KiBg)>  faw  ihe.cl#d^ 

-Ike  was  fo  delighted  wifch  it,  he  would  have  it 
i^llcd.  My  Decdee  Taheite,  which  i«,Otahei- 
m  CbUd. .  I'he  High  Frieft^  wfeo  is  f  brdially  • 
their  friend,  fays  he  is  too  old  to  learn  hrmfeJf, 
"*^a»  fctad  ihfey  j«re'  eorae^b  leacrh  the  fcople  ' 

'   itiief  rfor  thai:f^eta«cs<Brk^in's>Gi>d  itthi 
jbeftiji^  world.  My  irte»ct  Mr*  Gover  ipreacb- 

"  Jl^lli^ ^SiA  -fcrmor^ :    romairi  and  his ,  chie^ 
^^iih  many  of  the  peofde,  attended  -,  be  took  dare 

•  j(8o«^ke  his  fubjeasibeliN  ^^*^^'*«'i"fe:f^^       * 
i'^fif^  afterwards,  feid  m.  ^ifc^|^*r^i>fl— b^t  ^ 
mo^d  notJcafnaHat4Gm^#^-nii^eome  again  ^,^ 
^iTl^il^tivjca  afik  wken*  tft*y  iwilUhrdW  ttway 
,  JretaofiB  JDngiie^  «(od  %eak  like  thetoy  ]T^ 
*ll^fifflwdferi«t  hawc  beet!  hORored  as  thie  ^^Wl^ti- 
#i€iii8  of  faviagfevcraMives  which  were  deybt-\ 
^  ar  JMMMii  :Aaiigc|>  and  lt|ve  obtaineji  # 

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Ll  fotlver'c<^fe.-  'f ,^  »»ff»«?: J2^ 
Hea'«ToHg«oboo,  «h«lMeM  the'Mai^efi^ 
by  hiiown  «dnfent ;  V<l«*d  the^  Natives  wtf« 
S'fon.!  ^ft^attMr^t^t  n^  ^ 
hiibi  GiWVWWbn  re*»fitcd  each  «  the  Mit- 
fioft*  prAo«»  td  his  rettthi  to  England,  1  thuik 
liJttrly  fi^tAflittU*  afternpirds.     Schoolrwert 

i  compmeinowl«sdgc  of  tiki  a»pb«)rt.'ali.d  *y. 

baw  ntrt^  to  ten  you  Wat  6tKeT  Slrffiom  art 

Wepared.  The  Dbff  is  again  bn  her  way  to^tWe 

^iith  Seas.    Mifs  Wilks  is  marked  to  a  Mif" 

fionary,  a^d  they  He  gone  itv  her  («  0"hem 

The  h'beilvity  dfthe  Britilh  CbtiWafns  Jafl^ 

■nodecaV.    I  bav6  feen  a  letter  from  onctrf'the 

Miffionaries,  dated,  I  believe,  frotn.  PlymoutV, 

and  be  fay«,  ^'  if  we  ftay  here  much  fenger,;  tfee 

!?^'  Society  had  better  fit  out  a  fecondfliip  to  earry 

our  ftores."  ^**^' "*•  '    :  ,    „^  .-  •         r 

^'a  Dr.  •  Vanderkempt,  a  Dutth.  Phyfician  of, 
Si-eat  erudition  *hd  piety,  camefrsm  Hollana  , 
to  offer  hitnfelf  as  a  Miffionary,  though  in  thc,- 
declinc  of  life.     He  brought  a  young  Duich- 
'  Mian  with  him  On  the  Tame  errand  :  they  «ith 
*wO  Engiiflimen,  form  a  miffion  to  the  Qiattrce 
Country   irt  Africa  ;  and  are,  if  polEble,  to 
flcetch  toMadagafcir»llo,  Tbefe^went  out  in  a 
^^onvia  fhip fromfchoice, hoping  to pe lervice. 
able  to  the  poor  wretches  on  their  voyage,  and 
took  with  them  a  great  number  of  Bibles,   i  heie 
Miffions  failed  in  company  with  a  f^^^"^' 
ber  oLoiher  fliips  u«|cr  convoy.    At  firtt  i^ 


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bad  tolerable  ii«ftther,  but  met  wth  a  t|rritte 
ftorm  off  iie  Madeiras^  Tlie  Jiif^  in  Vhi<?h 
'^r*  Vandcrkcropt  was,  f|iflfere4  prodfgio|2%  $ 
e  ni^^  >m  drcadfiil  indeed  ja|l  the  f^inps 
were  at  wofk,r  aiid,  j^et  the  water  Jftiwdiipoii 
them.  M^^  the ^^afHait^cfa^e  teethe  J^it 
iioiiarie^  »id  toid  t^^  it  wa»4n  vain  16  4i 
fcrob!e^;  aU^bojpe  wa^over;  and  every  mom en^ 
fi^f^ed  %  aip  would,^  do%,  Tte  MiC 
iEbnfi%s  wefc  l^ppy  in ,  (ltji|,  ^^^^ 
pQtcljNERan  ci^e  to  #r.  VandcTkiUp^  and  fajd 
3^'"h  great  iple^fiir^,  «  welj.  Sir,  the  fliip  ipay^gii, 

jwem  46  rprayci^  md  compwtetf  one  aiS^  to 
pod;  U  w^the^  difcovered  rtiat  one  of  ihe  potty 
lnoies  was  open,  and  was  the  oiply  '^tfife  oi  ti« 
ihip^liUing^;  Jijs.^n  a«  it^*^  ftuit  t^y  appUr 
ed  to  the  pqrnpsw^th  do libfe  alacrity^  by 
imjrning  %ht  Were  om  />f  danger  :^  And  judge 
ii^muft  ha  ve  bei|n  tWr  plc^iure,  to  fee  tl^ 
Hitle  Duff  cldf e  tb^t^i^or^^  Thh  ^.th^ 
iaft.irprf^|iBicc  wfc  fe^e  J^^  fi^m  .tbem 

I  hive  now. given  you  all  the  intclljigerice  mjr 
pap^wUlalb%  '  ,. 

May  grace/#e^y  afjii^ei^ 
with  eyery.neiir  coi^oa^mcrcy"-fo{f^ys^5r6^^^ 
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